Françoise Blanchard
Date of birth: 1954-06-06
Place of birth: Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Patricia Derec, Patricia Derek, Françoise Denise Aline Blanchard (birth name)
Biography
Françoise Denise Aline Blanchard was a French actress and dubbing artist. Before choosing acting as a career choice, Blanchard worked as a hand model. Throughout the 1970s, she would work in films with such directors as Michel Gérard, Jacques Peroni, Bruno Mattei and Richard Balducci, before being cast in what became her most notable role, in Jean Rollin's 1982 horror film "La morte vivante" ("The Living Dead Girl") as Catherine Valmont, a young woman who is resurrected following a spillage of toxic waste and must devour human blood in order to survive. She received praise for her performance in the film, particularly the end scene, which was so powerful and convincing that it was believed that she had descended into a state of madness. Blanchard went on to appear in three more of Rollin’s works: "Les trottoirs de Bangkok" (1984), the short film "À la poursuite de Barbara" (1991) and her final film role "La nuit des horloges" (2007). She continued in roles during the 1980s, appearing in films, including Jesús Franco's "Revenge in the House of Usher". She had also served as French voice dubbing in film, including that of Olive Oyl in Robert Altman's Popeye (1980), Jane Bux in The NeverEnding Story III (1994) and Margot Wallace in "Hackers" (1995), as well as dubbing of several TV series, including "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Totally Spies!". She died in 2013, twelve days before her 59th birthday.
Movie Credits
Revenge in the House of Usher
1983-03-23
Upon arriving at the dilapidated estate of his mentor, Dr. Harker finds his former professor, Dr. Us
Caligula and Messalina
1981-12-17
When the deranged emperor Caligula falls for an insatiable gladiatrix, their reign launches a mind-b
Golden Temple Amazons
1986-10-01
A woman, raised by an Amazon tribe after they killed her parents, seeks revenge on the tribe for the
The Living Dead Girl
1982-10-23
A toxic spill revives a beautiful, dead heiress who, with the help of her childhood friend, must que
Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez
1985-07-31
Robin Bellefeuille, postman in Saint-Tropez and his friend gendarme Ficelle, have well-established e
Police Destination Oasis
1981-02-08
Freewheeling female friends Annie and Nadine are snatched during a night of rump-shaking discotheque
In Pursuit of Barbara
1991-09-10
In 1990, Jean Rollin was hired to transform some footage Jesús Franco had shot in 1971 into a new ju
Les p’tites têtes
1982-06-09
Henri, Daniel and Xavier have just opened a travel agency in Paris. Henri runs the agency while Dani
La Maison Tellier
1982-01-13
In the late 19th Century, a brothel madam and her workers are invited to take communion on a small f
Sida, la peste del siglo XX
1986-01-01
A finished, but never released drama directed by Jess Franco.
L'émir préfère les blondes
1983-05-01
Emir Fattal is on holiday in France, being pursued by an international criminal, MacGorell. He moved
Venus on Fire
1984-05-16
Two American executives for a cosmetics company travel to the Greek islands in search for a model fo
Sidewalks of Bangkok
1984-10-23
Adventure, crime and mystery combine with comic book dialogue and some sadistic sex for good measure
The Night of the Clocks
2007-07-16
A young woman inherits the house of Jean Michel but she is haunted by strange dreams and numbers. Sh
Don't Forget Your Father in the Cloakroom...
1982-06-02
It's Called Catastrophe
1983-06-29
Following a commonplace car accident, Antoine Malibran became involved in the armed robbery of the b
Sexuella
1976-10-06
Sex comedy based on a novel by Jacques Chaumelle and the director.
Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power
1982-03-18
As the Roman Empire slowly declines, Caesar Nero indulges himself in every known debauchery, includi
Y'a pas le feu...
1985-06-05
A pyromaniac troubles the quietness of Boneuil, a small French village. The mayor decides to hire a